Child&#39;s play bowl



May 7, 1940. -r. A. HOWARD CHILDS PLAY BOWL Filed Jan. 12, 1939 57 j 77/0/1746 14. H0 WA e0 t an May 1,1940. t Q 2,199,915

;UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHILDS PLAY BOWL Thomas A. Howard, Holladay, Utah I Application January 12, 1939, Serial No. 250,638 2 Claims. (01. 272-1) My invention relates to improvements in what bowl. To the upper end of the rod K, is secured may be termed. a childs play bowl, being a bowl the two-way coupling L, supporting the horizonor receptacle to provide a convenient and I detal arm L, having the ball and socket joint M, sirable article for use in the house oroutdoors forming the connection with the sunshade or 5 to allow a childto play in safety and comfort umbrella N,-the whole forming a practical and 5 and thus provide a most useful and desirable useful attachment for the bowl which may be article of the character and for the purpose ineasily applied and removed. tended. The rubber inflatable form of my invention The main object or pur'pose of my invention shown in'Figure 3, comprises the baseO, the holis the provision of a bowl of the proper size to 'low bowl portion P, and the interior integral 10 allow ample room for thechild to play in and gutter or trough Q, while air-inflating valve R amuse itself and further to provide means to and draw-off spigot S are provided. I receive the child's toys or playthings and to per- In Figure 4 is shown a further modified form mit the child to sit or stand in the bowl, thus to of my bowl which comprises a base element T,

fill every requirement in an. article of this kind. having a raised rim T, formed with a centrally 15 A further object is the provision of a play disposed'socket U, to receive the ball U, on the bowl which may be made of any suitable mabottom of the bowl V, and-this provides a play terial, or of inflatable rubben-and which may bowl-capable of a rocking movement after the be equipped with a sunshade to. be used when manner of a rocking horse toy-to enhance the the bowlis placed in the yard to shield the child amusement feature of the bowl. 20 from the rays of the sun. g It will be apparent that I provide an article A further and general object of my invention which will prove highly desirable, interesting and is to provide a child's play bowl which will be amusing'to the child and will further form an light in weight to be easily moved, which will exercising device. I

be very inexpensive to make and sell and which It will be noted that the bowl with umbrella g5 will prove highly desirable and useful as a childs support makes a complete structure for a childs toy and exerciser. I play bowl and that the said support is collapsible To attain the objects stated, my invention can and capable of being folded to occupy a small sists of a child's play bowl embodying novel feaamount of space.

tures of construction substantially as described It will also be noted that the support is clamped 30 and claimed, and as shown'in the accompanying to the edge of the bowl by the adjustable clampdrawing, in which: p ing bracket and that the bottom of the bowl rests Figure 1 represents a side view of a complete on the horizontal arm of the support-and thus childs play bowl constructed according to my by its weightv holds 'thesupport in proper relainvention and provided with a sunshade attachtion to the bowl. 35

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Figure 2 represents a view partly in section and 1. In a childs play bowl the combination with partly in elevation of the bowl of my invention. a bowl, of an umbrella support having a horizon- Figure 3 represents a sectional view of the bowl tal arm on which the bottom of the bowl rests, 40 made of inflatable rubber and provided with air a vertical arm rising from the outer end of said 49 valve and water draw-01f spigot, and horizontal arm, and a clamping bracket to en- Figure 4 represents a detail sectional view of gage the edge of the bowl to retain the support a modified form of my bowl. in proper relation to the bowl, said clamping My child's play bowl comprises the bowl porbracketbeing slidable and vertically adjustable tion A, formed with a sunk or depressed bottom 0 a vertical a 170 ju e c p o e 45 B, the fiat supporting base C, and the upper 'helght of the bowl. surrounding .edge' or rim D, 1 I i 2. The herein described umbrella support, com- The bowl is formed on the inner surface with prising a horizontal s 0 supp a p the trough or gutter F having the rounded edge vertical arm hinged at its lower end to the outer 50 G, forming a handhold for the child to support endof s upporting arm, a horizontal arm 50 itself i th b l, 1 having 1ts outer end coupled to the upper end I Figure 1, th bowl i shown provided it of said vertical arm, an umbrella adjustably cona sunshade or mbrella tttwhment which nected'to the inner end of said horizontal arm, sists of the plate H, on which the bowl rests, nd a cl mpin br k slidable n j stable pivoted or hinged at J, to vertical rod K, carryon said vertical arm.

ing the clamp K which engages the edge of the THOMAS A. HOWARD. 

